you're making the assumption that the core trump supporters aka the deplorables are just a very vocal minority. i guess we'll see if you're right come november. while i think clinton will ultimately win, i don't think it will be a crushing landslide.
it's not just about saying "trump said a racist thing, that was bad". many ppl will agree at the time, yet poll numbers won't swing nearly as much as you'd expect if that many ppl believed trump is racist. it's much more effective to paint overarching narratives, which factor in individual issues but arent so limited in scope. "trump said mexicans are rapists, thats bad" is a short-sighted argument. "trump is leading a rising tide of ethnocentrism and white supremacy that threatens to set back racial equality a century or more" is a better narrative, if you can get people to buy it. thing is, it's all irrelevant. u can google bill clinton's coffee comment he made about obama to ted kennedy. or the clintons links to robert byrd (the kkk)
ultimately i think that is irrelevant, even if trump is a dyed in the wool racist his policies do have the best chance of improving the lot of poor minority groups. it's not like president trump will have absolute power, he cannot get elected and than repeal the 13th and 14th amendments. so i ask you: what exactly (besides retweeting white supremacist tweets) do you think trump will do to disadvantage minority groups?
all the random noise surrounding trump is irrelevant from an ideas prospective. like i said before, the main reason republican voters are resonating with trump so much is that he is not afraid to say what he thinks and speak common sense even when its not politically correct to do so.
the refugee issue is a perfect example of this. trump is saying that inviting refugees in to the country is allowing for the possibility of terrorists coming in with them. this is very reasonable, all you have to do is look at europe to see the possible effects. even if you feel the risk is worth it (which i think is a fine debate, perhaps the risk of a bombing which may happen anyway is worth allowing refugees.) trumps policy seems reasonable and many americans surely feel the same way. yet the media is shocked by his statements and try to label them as racist. i think trump is showing a disconnect between the thinking public and the media elites, pundits, washington analysts etc.
back to the race issue, i would ask you, what has the democrat party really done for the black community in the last 20 years? take chicago, 100% democrat, democrat mayor, democrat run state pretty much, the poverty rates for blacks are sky high (something like 14% from a quick google search) poverty rates are sky high (34% again from google). saw a stat today that black children have only a 36% chance to grow up in a family with both mother and father so what has the democrat party done for the black community besides stick them in a cycle of dependency crime and poverty? and dont give me excuses about the federal level, the dems had full control of house and senate as well as president for 2 yours and president for 8 not to mention the bill clinton era.
so when trump suggest economic ideas and education reforms which will actually help black people all over the countryn i ask you why should black people vote for hillary? oh yeah, trump is a racist, silly me, you get welfare and food stamps and free abortions! look at all these areas with majority black communities - inner city chicago, new york, detroit, etc. these places have been solidly democrat for years and the party has had ample opportunity to implement policies like more funding for inner city schools, affirmative action, criminal justice reform, welfare programs, rent subsidies etc. in fact most of these have actually been implemented for example rent subsidies, rent control, welfare and food stamps, affirmative action policies. what have they actually achieved? nothing
